Course Selection and Performance of Very High Ability Students; Is There a Gender Gap?.

Stocking, Vicki Bartosik; Goldstein, David

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ERIC Number: EJ454463

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Course Selection and Performance of Very High Ability Students; Is There a Gender Gap?

Stocking, Vicki Bartosik; Goldstein, David

Roeper Review, v15 n1 p48-51 Sep 1992

Course selection of 795 gifted adolescents in a summer residential program differed along traditional gender lines in mathematics, science, and writing/literature. Girls and boys performed equally well in all types of classes; main effects in achievement and motivation were found only for type of class. The Scholastic Aptitude Test served as a valid selection instrument. (JDD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Course Selection (Students), Gifted, Mathematics Instruction, Residential Programs, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Selective Admission, Sex Differences, Student Motivation, Summer Programs, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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